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The family of a little boy who had a brave fight with a rare cancer have said that their hearts are broken after he 'left for a better place.'

Parents of Dawson Willcock, Wendy and David confirmed in a heartbreaking Facebook post that their brave boy had died on Friday November 24.

Wendy Willcock, 41, said: "At 6.03pm the bravest little boy we ever knew left for a better place. Our hearts are broken and only being held together by pride, love and admiration for the child we brought in to this world and cuddled as he left.

Dawson Willcock

"Surrounded by his family that he loved so very much, he came to peace on what certainly was Black Friday. I’ve never felt so proud yet broken as I do now.

"We love you our sunshine, we will take you everywhere with us."

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Dawson, who was two years old, was diagnosed with liver cancer heptoblastoma - a condition so rare it only affects one in a million children - in January, and his parents were told in August that he might not live until Christmas.

Earlier this month the family from Sutton-in-Ashfield decided to buy a caravan in the popular holiday resort of Butlins in Skegness as a retreat for other families - which will be named 'Dawson's Home for Heroes'.

Dawson Willcock

The decision to spend the more than £350,000 - which was raised on a JustGiving page to fund treatment in America - came after the family were given the heart-breaking news that the cancer was far "too aggressive" for treatment.

Dawson's parents launched their A Dollar for Dawson appeal in May after receiving the news from medics at the QMC that the cancer, which had spread to Dawson’s lungs, was not responding to treatment.

The family wanted to fly him out to Cincinnati in the USA for treatment from top paediatric haematologist-oncologist Dr James Gellar.

Dawson Willcock

Wendy believed the name of the caravan was a "perfect" fit for prolonging Dawson's legacy.

The home will be available for bookings from March 2018 after it has been built.